Saturday, November 16, 2024

EXPLAINER: Resistance leader’s death deepens Kashmir strife

NEW DELHI (AP) — The
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Resistance leader’s death deepens Kashmir strife

NEW DELHI (AP) — The
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Resistance leader’s death deepens Kashmir strife

NEW DELHI (AP) — The
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Resistance leader’s death deepens Kashmir strife

NEW DELHI (AP) — The
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

India, US to expand military engagement, defense ties

NEW DELHI (AP) — Top defense officials from India and the United States pledged Saturday to expand their military engagement, underscoring the strengthening defense ties between two countries concerned over China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

India, US to expand military engagement, defense ties

NEW DELHI (AP) — Top defense officials from India and the United States pledged Saturday to expand their military engagement, underscoring the strengthening defense ties between two countries concerned over China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

India, US to expand military engagement, defense ties

NEW DELHI (AP) — Top defense officials from India and the United States pledged Saturday to expand their military engagement, underscoring the strengthening defense ties between two countries concerned over China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

India, US to expand military engagement, defense ties

NEW DELHI (AP) — Top defense officials from India and the United States pledged Saturday to expand their military engagement, underscoring the strengthening defense ties between two countries concerned over China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

A year on, India's riot victims say justice still unserved

NEW DELHI (AP) — The shooter shouted “Victory to Lord Ram,” the Hindu god, before pulling the trigger that sent a bullet into Muhammad Nasir Khan’s left eye.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Why India's farmers are revolting against PM Modi

NEW DELHI (AP) — A sea of tens of thousands of farmers riding tractors and horses
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Why India's farmers are revolting against PM Modi

NEW DELHI (AP) — A sea of tens of thousands of farmers riding tractors and horses
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

India's top court suspends implementation of new farm laws

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court on Tuesday temporarily put on hold the implementation of agricultural reform laws and ordered the creation of an independent committee of experts to negotiate with farmers who have been protesting against the legislation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

India's top court suspends implementation of new farm laws

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court on Tuesday temporarily put on hold the implementation of agricultural reform laws and ordered the creation of an independent committee of experts to negotiate with farmers who have been protesting against the legislation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

India's quick nod to homegrown COVID-19 vaccine seeds doubt

NEW DELHI (AP) — As the director of a large hospital in the Indian state that has seen the country's most coronavirus cases, Dr. S.P. Kalantri had been waiting for the day a vaccine would be approved and bring protection not only to his community but also himself.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

India's quick nod to homegrown COVID-19 vaccine seeds doubt

NEW DELHI (AP) — As the director of a large hospital in the Indian state that has seen the country's most coronavirus cases, Dr. S.P. Kalantri had been waiting for the day a vaccine would be approved and bring protection not only to his community but also himself.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

India's quick nod to homegrown COVID-19 vaccine seeds doubt

NEW DELHI (AP) — As the director of a large hospital in the Indian state that has seen the country's most coronavirus cases, Dr. S.P. Kalantri had been waiting for the day a vaccine would be approved and bring protection not only to his community but also himself.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

In Kashmir, empty grave for teenager killed by Indian forces

BELLOW, India (AP) — On a recent chilly winter day in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Mushtaq Ahmed shoveled the earth, laboriously digging a grave for his teenage son. There was, however, no body to be lowered inside.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

In Kashmir, empty grave for teenager killed by Indian forces

BELLOW, India (AP) — On a recent chilly winter day in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Mushtaq Ahmed shoveled the earth, laboriously digging a grave for his teenage son. There was, however, no body to be lowered inside.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

India OKs AstraZeneca and locally made COVID-19 vaccines

NEW DELHI (AP) — India authorized two COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday, paving the way for a huge inoculation program to stem the coronavirus pandemic in the world’s second-most populous country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

India OKs AstraZeneca and locally made COVID-19 vaccines

NEW DELHI (AP) — India authorized two COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday, paving the way for a huge inoculation program to stem the coronavirus pandemic in the world’s second-most populous country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

India OKs AstraZeneca and locally-made COVID-19 vaccines

NEW DELHI (AP) — India authorized two COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday, paving the way for a huge inoculation program to stem the coronavirus pandemic in the world’s second most populous country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Month on, women hold the fort at India farmer protests

NEW DELHI (AP) — The men arrived first. And they arrived with a bang.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Month on, women hold the fort at India farmer protests

NEW DELHI (AP) — The men arrived first. And they arrived with a bang.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Month on, women hold the fort at India farmer protests

NEW DELHI (AP) — The men arrived first. And they arrived with a bang.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Modi makes outreach effort to placate angry Indian farmers

NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi held virtual talks with Indian farmers Friday and asked them to explain how the government’s agricultural policies have benefited them, a month into massive farmer protests that have rattled his administration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Modi makes outreach effort to placate angry Indian farmers

NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi held virtual talks with Indian farmers Friday and asked them to explain how the government’s agricultural policies have benefited them, a month into massive farmer protests that have rattled his administration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Modi makes outreach effort to placate angry Indian farmers

NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi held virtual talks with Indian farmers Friday and asked them to explain how the government’s agricultural policies have benefited them, a month into massive farmer protests that have rattled his administration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Modi makes outreach effort to placate angry Indian farmers

NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi held virtual talks with Indian farmers Friday and asked them to explain how the government’s agricultural policies have benefited them, a month into massive farmer protests that have rattled his administration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

A pandemic atlas: India struggles to save lives, economy

NEW DELHI (AP) — India is caught between two calamities — a relentless pandemic that is ravaging the country and a hollowed-out economy that is without precedent.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

A pandemic atlas: India struggles to save lives, economy

NEW DELHI (AP) — India is caught between two calamities — a relentless pandemic that is ravaging the country and a hollowed-out economy that is without precedent.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic threatens India's children with child labor rising

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A boy who cried out when he was beaten for complaining of stomach pains drew attention from a passerby, who alerted police in the central Indian city of Agra.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic threatens India's children with child labor rising

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A boy who cried out when he was beaten for complaining of stomach pains drew attention from a passerby, who alerted police in the central Indian city of Agra.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

India's winter of discontent: Farmers rise up against Modi

NEW DELHI (AP) — A chilly breeze whirls through New Delhi in the mornings and the sun is partly obscured by toxic haze, a marker of another winter in the Indian capital. But along the city's borders, this year is visibly and viscerally different.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

India's winter of discontent: Farmers rise up against Modi

NEW DELHI (AP) — A chilly breeze whirls through New Delhi in the mornings and the sun is partly obscured by toxic haze, a marker of another winter in the Indian capital. But along the city's borders, this year is visibly and viscerally different.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

India's winter of discontent: Farmers rise up against Modi

NEW DELHI (AP) — A chilly breeze whirls through New Delhi in the mornings and the sun is partly obscured by toxic haze, a marker of another winter in the Indian capital. But along the city's borders, this year is visibly and viscerally different.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

No breakthrough in India's talks with protesting farmers

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government and protesting farmers were unable to reach common ground in talks held Tuesday, with the farmers saying their demonstrations against new agriculture laws will continue as will their blockades of key highways.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

India's govt. invites protesting farmers to talks Tuesday

NEW DELHI (AP) — India's government has moved up talks to Dec. 1 with the leaders of farm groups protesting new agricultural laws in the country's biggest farmer protests in years that have entered their fifth day.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

India's govt. invites protesting farmers to talks Tuesday

NEW DELHI (AP) — India's government has moved up talks to Dec. 1 with the leaders of farm groups protesting new agricultural laws in the country's biggest farmer protests in years that have entered their fifth day.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Modi tries to placate Indian farmers protesting new laws

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tried to placate thousands of farmers protesting new agriculture laws Monday and said they were being misled by opposition parties and that his government would resolve all their concerns. “The new agricultural laws have been brought in for benefit of the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Indian police agree to allow protesting farmers into capital

NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of angry Indian farmers protesting against new agricultural laws were allowed to enter the national capital late Friday after they clashed with police who had blocked them at the outskirts of the city.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Indian police agree to allow protesting farmers into capital

NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of angry Indian farmers protesting against new agricultural laws were allowed to enter the national capital late Friday after they clashed with police who had blocked them at the outskirts of the city.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Indian police agree to allow protesting farmers into capital

NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of angry Indian farmers protesting against new agricultural laws were allowed to enter the national capital late Friday after they clashed with police who had blocked them at the outskirts of the city.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Indian police agree to allow protesting farmers into capital

NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of angry Indian farmers protesting against new agricultural laws were allowed to enter the national capital late Friday after they clashed with police who had blocked them at the outskirts of the city.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Unfazed Indian farmers continue protest against new laws

NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of angry Indian farmers faced tear gas and baton charges from police on Friday as they resumed their march to the capital to protest new laws they fear will give more power to corporations and reduce their earnings.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Unfazed Indian farmers press on protests against new laws

NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of agitated farmers in India faced tear gas and baton charge from police on Friday as they resumed their march to the capital to protest new laws that they fear will give more power to corporations and reduce their earnings.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Angry farmers in India clash with police to protest new laws

NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of Indian farmers clashed with police in northern Haryana state on Thursday during a protest demanding that the government abolish new farming laws that they fear will reduce their earnings and give more power to corporations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Angry farmers in India clash with police to protest new laws

NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of Indian farmers clashed with police in northern Haryana state on Thursday during a protest demanding that the government abolish new farming laws that they fear will reduce their earnings and give more power to corporations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Tens of thousands evacuated as India braces for cyclone

NEW DELHI (AP) — Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in low-lying areas of southern India and moved to evacuation shelters on Wednesday to escape a cyclone that was barreling toward the region’s coast.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Indian state outlaws religious conversion by marriage

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party has approved legislation in the country’s most populous state that lays out a prison term of up to 10 years for anyone found guilty of using marriage to force someone to change religion.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Soumitra Chatterjee, legend of Indian cinema, dies at 85

NEW DELHI (AP) — Soumitra Chatterjee, the legendary Indian actor with more than 200 movies to his name and famed for his work with Oscar-winning director Satyajit Ray, died Sunday of complications from the coronavirus. He was 85.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Soumitra Chatterjee, legend of Indian cinema, dies at 85

NEW DELHI (AP) — Soumitra Chatterjee, the legendary Indian actor with more than 200 movies to his name and famed for his work with Oscar-winning director Satyajit Ray, died Sunday of complications from the coronavirus. He was 85.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Soumitra Chatterjee, legend of Indian cinema, dies at 85

NEW DELHI (AP) — Soumitra Chatterjee, the legendary Indian actor with more than 200 movies to his name and famed for his work with Oscar-winning director Satyajit Ray, died Sunday of complications from the coronavirus. He was 85.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Soumitra Chatterjee, legend of Indian cinema, dies at 85

NEW DELHI (AP) — Soumitra Chatterjee, the legendary Indian actor with more than 200 movies to his name and famed for his work with Oscar-winning director Satyajit Ray, died Sunday of complications from the coronavirus. He was 85.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

India celebrates Diwali amid pandemic, pollution fears

NEW DELHI (AP) — More than a billion Indians celebrated Diwali on Saturday amid twin concerns of a resurgence in coronavirus infections and rising air pollution that is enveloping the country’s north in a cloud of thick toxic smog.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

In India, polluted air spells trouble for virus patients

NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick quilt of smog lingered over the Indian capital and its suburbs on Friday, fed by smoke from raging agricultural fires that health experts worry could worsen the city’s fight against the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Indian agency raids home of journalist, activists in Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India’s premier investigating agency on Wednesday said it raided 10 locations in Indian-controlled Kashmir, including the offices and residences of a journalist and two prominent activists, triggering concerns of a crackdown on information and a free press in the disputed region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Indian agency raids home of journalist, activists in Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India’s premier investigating agency on Wednesday said it raided 10 locations in Indian-controlled Kashmir, including the offices and residences of a journalist and two prominent activists, triggering concerns of a crackdown on information and a free press in the disputed region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

India's festive season spawns fears of renewed virus surge

NEW DELHI (AP) — Just weeks after India fully opened up from a harsh lockdown and began to modestly turn a corner by cutting new coronavirus infections by near half, a Hindu festival season is raising fears that a fresh surge could spoil the hard-won gains.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

India's festive season spawns fears of renewed virus surge

NEW DELHI (AP) — Just weeks after India fully opened up from a harsh lockdown and began to modestly turn a corner by cutting new coronavirus infections by near half, a Hindu festival season is raising fears that a fresh surge could spoil the hard-won gains.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

India's festive season spawns fears of renewed virus surge

NEW DELHI (AP) — Just weeks after India fully opened up from a harsh lockdown and began to modestly turn a corner by cutting new coronavirus infections by near half, a Hindu festival season is raising fears that a fresh surge could spoil the hard-won gains.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

India's festive season spawns fears of renewed virus surge

NEW DELHI (AP) — Just weeks after India fully opened up from a harsh lockdown and began to modestly turn a corner by cutting new coronavirus infections by near half, a Hindu festival season is raising fears that a fresh surge could spoil the hard-won gains.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

India cinemas reopen to small audiences after months in dark

NEW DELHI (AP) — Seven months after screens went dark, cinemas reopened Thursday in much of India with mostly old titles on the marquee — a sign of the country’s efforts to return to normal as the pace of coronavirus infections slows but also of the roadblocks that remain.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

India cinemas reopen to small audiences after months in dark

NEW DELHI (AP) — Seven months after screens went dark, cinemas reopened Thursday in much of India with mostly old titles on the marquee — a sign of the country’s efforts to return to normal as the pace of coronavirus infections slows but also of the roadblocks that remain.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Smog returns to Indian capital as agriculture fires start

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian capital’s air quality levels plunged to “very poor” on Friday and a smoggy haze settled over the city, days after the state government initiated stricter measures to fight chronic air pollution.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

India cinemas reopen to small audiences after months in dark

NEW DELHI (AP) — Seven months after screens went dark, cinemas reopened Thursday in much of India with mostly old titles on the marquee — a sign of the country’s efforts to return to normal as the pace of coronavirus infections slows but also of the roadblocks that remain.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

India cinemas reopen to small audiences after months in dark

NEW DELHI (AP) — Seven months after screens went dark, cinemas reopened Thursday in much of India with mostly old titles on the marquee — a sign of the country’s efforts to return to normal as the pace of coronavirus infections slows but also of the roadblocks that remain.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Indian cinemas reopen after going dark for months amid virus

NEW DELHI (AP) — Seven months after screens went dark, cinemas reopened Thursday in much of India with mostly old titles on the marquee — a sign of the country’s efforts to return to normal as the pace of coronavirus infections slows but also of the roadblocks that remain.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Bollywood's powerful file suit against Indian news channels

NEW DELHI (AP) — Top Bollywood filmmakers and industry unions have filed a lawsuit against two popular TV news channels, asking them to refrain from "irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory remarks against Bollywood and its members."
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Indian cinemas reboot after months of blackout from virus

NEW DELHI (AP) — After seven months of total blackout, cinemas reopened Thursday in several parts of India with few older titles on the marquee and shows limited to half the capacity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

After outrage, Indian brand pulls ad with interfaith couple

NEW DELHI (AP) — The advertisement by the popular Indian jewelry brand featured a Muslim man and his Hindu wife preparing for a Hindu-style baby shower. Its tagline read: “A beautiful confluence of two different religions, traditions and cultures.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Indian cinemas reboot after months of blackout from virus

NEW DELHI (AP) — After seven months of total blackout, cinemas reopened Thursday in several parts of India with few older titles on the marquee and shows limited to half the capacity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

After outrage, Indian brand pulls ad with interfaith couple

NEW DELHI (AP) — The advertisement by the popular Indian jewelry brand featured a Muslim man and his Hindu wife preparing for a Hindu-style baby shower. Its tagline read: “A beautiful confluence of two different religions, traditions and cultures.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Bollywood's powerful file suit against Indian news channels

NEW DELHI (AP) — Top Bollywood filmmakers and industry unions have filed a lawsuit against two popular TV news channels, asking them to refrain from "irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory remarks against Bollywood and its members."
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Bollywood's powerful file suit against Indian news channels

NEW DELHI (AP) — Top Bollywood filmmakers and industry unions have filed a lawsuit against two popular TV news channels, asking them to refrain from "irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory remarks against Bollywood and its members."
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

In India, top US diplomat calls China 'elephant in the room’

NEW DELHI (AP) — A top U.S. envoy on Monday called China “an elephant in the room” and said Washington is keen to advance India’s interests across the Indo-Pacific region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

India marshals more resources to stop virus, but gaps remain

NEW DELHI (AP) — India is adding more resources to tackle its increase in coronavirus cases by announcing that private hospitals may be requisitioned to help treat virus patients, and turning railway cars and a motor racing circuit into makeshift quarantine facilities.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Rumors hampering fight against coronavirus in South Asia

NEW DELHI (AP) — The message started with an outlandish claim: The coronavirus was retreating in India because of “cosmic-level sound waves” created by a collective cheer citizens had been asked to join.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Jobless after virus lockdown, India's poor struggle to eat

NEW DELHI (AP) — Some of India's legions of poor and others suddenly thrown out of work by a nationwide stay-at-home order began receiving aid on Thursday, as both public and private groups worked to blunt the impact of efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Jobless after virus lockdown, India's poor struggle to eat

NEW DELHI (AP) — Some of India's legions of poor and people suddenly thrown out of work by a nationwide stay-at-home order began receiving aid distribution Thursday, as both the public and private sector work to blunt the impact of efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Jobless after virus lockdown, India's poor struggle to eat

NEW DELHI (AP) — Some of India's legions of poor and people suddenly thrown out of work by a nationwide stay-at-home order began receiving aid distribution Thursday, as both the public and private sector work to blunt the impact of efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Police struggle to enforce India's sweeping virus lockdown

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indians struggled to comply with the world's largest coronavirus lockdown on Wednesday as the government began the gargantuan task of keeping 1.3 billion people indoors.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Some defy India's sweeping virus lockdown but most stay in

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indians woke up to deserted streets on Wednesday as the government began the gargantuan task of keeping 1.3 billion people indoors during a Hindu holiday season to prevent the coronavirus from rapidly spreading across the subcontinent.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Some defy India's sweeping virus lockdown but most stay in

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indians woke up to deserted streets on Wednesday as the government began the gargantuan task of keeping 1.3 billion people indoors during a Hindu holiday season to prevent the coronavirus from rapidly spreading across the subcontinent.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

India's 1.3 billion locked down as US reaches virus aid deal

NEW DELHI (AP) — The world's largest democracy went under the world's biggest lockdown Wednesday, with India's 1.3 billion people ordered to stay home in a bid to stop the coronavirus pandemic, while in the U.S., lawmakers and the White House agreed on a massive $2 trillion domestic aid package …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

India's 1.3 billion locked down as US reaches virus aid deal

NEW DELHI (AP) — The world's largest democracy went under the world's biggest lockdown Wednesday, with India's 1.3 billion people ordered to stay home in a bid to stop the coronavirus pandemic, while in the U.S., lawmakers and the White House agreed on a massive $2 trillion domestic aid package …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

India's 1.3 billion locked down as US reaches virus aid deal

NEW DELHI (AP) — The world's largest democracy went under the world's biggest lockdown Wednesday, with India's 1.3 billion people ordered to stay home in a bid to stop the coronavirus pandemic, while in the U.S., lawmakers and the White House agreed on a massive $2 trillion domestic aid package …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

India's prime minister decrees 21-day lockdown to curb virus

NEW DELHI (AP) — India will begin the world's largest lockdown on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in a TV address, warning citizens to stay inside or risk inviting the pandemic into their homes, and pledging $2 billion to bolster the country's beleaguered health care system.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

India's prime minister decrees 21-day lockdown to curb virus

NEW DELHI (AP) — India will begin the world's largest lockdown on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in a TV address, warning citizens to stay inside or risk inviting the pandemic into their homes, and pledging $2 billion to bolster the country's beleaguered health care system.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

India's prime minister decrees 21-day lockdown to curb virus

NEW DELHI (AP) — India will begin the world's largest lockdown on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in a TV address, warning citizens to stay inside or risk inviting the pandemic into their homes, and pledging $2 billion to bolster the country's beleaguered health care system.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Workers crowd trains for home as Indian cities close further

NEW DELHI (AP) — As cities and factories were closing in virus-control measures, Indian migrant workers crowded a railway station to reach their home villages Sunday, suggesting social distancing could be difficult in the world's second-most populous country.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

India hangs 4 men convicted for fatal New Delhi gang rape

NEW DELHI (AP) — Four men sentenced to death for the gruesome gang rape and murder of a woman on a New Delhi bus in 2012 were hanged Friday, concluding a case that exposed the scope of sexual violence in India and prompted horrified Indians to demand swift justice.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

India hangs 4 men convicted for fatal New Delhi gang rape

NEW DELHI (AP) — Four men sentenced to death for the gruesome gang rape and murder of a woman on a New Delhi bus in 2012 were hanged Friday, concluding a case that exposed the scope of sexual violence in India and prompted horrified Indians to demand swift justice.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Lack of clean water for India's poor spawns virus concerns

NEW DELHI (AP) — Dharam Singh Rajput can’t afford to buy hand sanitizer, which could help ward off transmission of the coronavirus in his community.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Clean water access for India's poor spawns virus concerns

NEW DELHI (AP) — Dharam Singh Rajput can’t afford to buy hand sanitizer, which could help ward off transmission of the coronavirus in his community.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Clean water access for India's poor spawns virus concerns

NEW DELHI (AP) — Dharam Singh Rajput can’t afford to buy hand sanitizer, which could help ward off transmission of the coronavirus in his community.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Critics of India's Modi government face sedition charges

NEW DELHI (AP) — Sharjeel Imam was a little-known research scholar and a student activist until Indian police launched a manhunt across five states to nab him for a protest speech he gave calling for a month-long road blockade in the county's northeast.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

IMF downgrade of growth outlook ups pressure on India's Modi

NEW DELHI (AP) — A decision by the International Monetary Fund to downgrade its economic growth forecast for India is adding to pressure on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his policies.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO